Ethiopian long-distance runner
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Tesfaye Tola (born 19 October 1974) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner, best known for winning bronze medal in marathon at the 2000 Summer Olympics. The next year, he finished fourth at the 2001 World Championships, and fifth at the World Half Marathon Championships.
Achievements※
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  Ethiopia
| |||||
| 2000 | Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | 3rd | Marathon | 2:11:10 |
| 2007 | World Championships | Osaka, Japan | — | Marathon | DNF |
He won the IAAF World Cross Country Championships in 1998
Personal bests※
- 10,000 metres - 28:12.32 (1999)
- 15 kilometres - 43:13 (2001)
- Half marathon - 59:51 (2000)
- Marathon - 2:06:57 (1999)
External links※
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Categories:
- 1974 births
- Living people
- Ethiopian male marathon runners
- Ethiopian male long-distance runners
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes for Ethiopia
- Olympic bronze medalists for Ethiopia
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Ethiopia
- Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- 20th-century Ethiopian people
- 21st-century Ethiopian people
- Ethiopian athletics biography stubs